Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (166703)

United States • Age 72

Joined myLot 19 years ago

I work with special children in a school setting. Hubby is retired, I am not. I spend a lot of time online and I love myLot.

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My plants are thirsty.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 6 Dec

I think I forgot to water them last week. My lemon grass looks particularly parched. So you know what I will be doing today. Plus paying bills, And getting in the Christmas frame of mind.

december 2025

chores

plants

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What a rough afternoon (not)

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 5 Dec

My substituting right now is in the lower grade levels. And it is the holidays. So there is a lot of out of the ordinary things going on. At Veteran's Day we made a huge paper chain flag. Thanksgiving we made pumpkin pie in a...

december 2025

substitute

crafts and fun

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Filling in the calendar

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 5 Dec

I will be working full time, or nearly so until the end of the semester. Full time for sure after break. We are in a situation where two paraprofessionals in Ellen's room are experiencing high risk pregnancies. One of them has...

december 2025

classroom coverage

visits with friends

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Fun frugal food

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 2 Dec

Well, with the tariffs and all, avocados are pricey. I have not been buying them at all. Often when I do buy them they are not great quality. We shopped a tiny bit the other day, and I literally haunt the mark down sections at my...

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I was up all night, off and on

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 1 Dec

I was checking on the snow we were supposed to get. We didn't get any until 7 a.m. I had gone to bed Sunday night with visions of a snow day in my head. No such luck. The ground was still warm enough that the snow melted right...

december 2025

no snow

back to school

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Shall we compare?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 30 Nov

It is 21F right now where I live. That is about -6 C, so it is a little chilly. Today we do not have the winds that were going up to 40 mph.yesterday. We keep our house at 67 F/21 C usually. Once in a while I will crank it up to...

november 2025

comparing temperatures

staying warm

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We MAY have snow

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 30 Nov

If we have snow it MAY add up to about two inches. I am all good, though. Have plenty of milk, bread, eggs and toilet paper. I always do, it is a habit. We have some other good and yummy things as well.At my brother's house we...

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Winter is definitely here

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 29 Nov

It rained off and on all night, and we are in a wind storm warning. It will get cooler for the next few days, with maybe some white stuff happening to fall. I had an errand to do, and did it, just to force myself to get out. My...

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I slept in

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 26 Nov

No alarms. I got out of bed at 6:15. We will go to my brother's house today. I have to leave food and water and clean littler trays for the cats and pack our things. Other things are just "maybe". We will be back on Friday. For...

november 2025

thanksgiving

travel

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Getting things done

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 23 Nov

I watered most of my plants. Dried all the clean laundry. Even folded or hung some of it. The trash is out. We went to church. Our lunch was left over pizza from yesterday. Bob is just not eating much. I put a new door sweep on...

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Well it is Saturday

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 22 Nov

I have been meaning to get laundry done and shopping all week. Finally made it today. We were going to get up early and go--HA! Bob's oldest younger sister had a birthday today. She turned 78, I believe. He called her. He...

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Decisions, decisions

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 20 Nov

Just when I thought I was going to change jobs, I am not. I was to interview tomorrow for a company that provides residential support to the adult disabled. I would have been in charge of the whole county. We do not have many...

november 2025

changes at work

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I think the weather is supposed to change

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 17 Nov

The forecast just keeps on changing and changing but I suspect it is true. There are robins all over the field and my yard right now. I have seen other birds as well, but we have not seen robins in months. I also realized that I...

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A treat for Bob

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 15 Nov

My husband, Bob, spent a lot of his growing up years in the upper peninsula of Michigan, but his Mom was originally from Rhode Island. His Grandma was from Boston. There was a long New England tradition on his mom's family. So,...

november 2025

boston brown bread

meridian market

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The soup turned out really good

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 15 Nov

I was putting it together and found I did not have any Rotel. Good excuse to go to Dollar General. We had soup with tortilla chips for lunch. I have managed to freeze some of it and also put some into the refrigerator for meals...

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Tomorrow I will make some soup

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 14 Nov

Last year at about this time I made several kinds of soup and froze them in portions for us. That worked out really well. I have about a third of a gallon of home made turkey bone broth, and then I have been reading about Chicken...

november 2025

chicken taco soup

meal prep

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That's MY chair

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 13 Nov

The boys like to take my chair if I am not in it. Bob came in and told me "You've GOT to see this." So I took a picture. I seldom get to sit in my own chair.

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At home today

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 13 Nov

When my student is not well or did not sleep well he stays home. Sometimes I check in to substitute, today I came home and took a leave day. I have requested to be replaced, for several reasons. The first one is that the student...

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It was bed time

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 10 Nov

The picture is a little dark. There was only a lamp on. If it does not post I will take this discussion down. This is what happens when either one of us heads to bed. These boys are huge, and take up lots of foot space. They do...

november 2025

cats

on the bed

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In the oven

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166703) • United States 10 Nov

I think I have effectively taken care of several meals for this week. In my oven at this time is a shepherd's pie or cottage pie. It is actually made with beef stew from my sister. You know she has been gone a couple of years,...

november 2025

casseroles

artichoke dip

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